M C Escher

1898-1972

Born in Holland, Maurits Cornelis Escher studied graphic arts as a young man. He would later spend many years living in Italy, Switzerland, and Belgium, sketching the architecture and landscapes. Maurits Cornelis Escher’s drawings portray his interest in fantastic, albeit impossible shapes. These include landscapes with a unique take on near and far, or high and low, as is seen in his lithograph Castrovalva.

Maurits Cornelis Escher’s drawings represent a fascinating insight into two and three-dimensional geometrical perspectives. Presented as woodcuttings, metal engravings, and lithography, Maurits Cornelis Escher’s artwork for sale reveals the artist’s interest in the physical dimensions of space and matter, portrayed with mathematical and geometrical precision. In Maurits Cornelis Escher Puddle prints, the artist graphically illustrates his skill for representing more than one perspective, as a second drawing emerges from a reflection in a puddle in the first drawing. Challenge your view of the world by perusing many entrancing landscape prints for sale at Invaluable.

Past Lots

Maurits Cornelis Escher, (1898-1972, Dutch), "Puddle," 1952, Color woodcut on thin, laid, Japan paper under Plexiglas, Image: 9.375" H

Sold: $28,125

M.C. Escher, (1898 - 1972 Dutch), "Grasshopper", 1935, Wood engraving on paper under glass, Image: 7.25" H x 9.5" W

Sold: $3,437

M.C. Escher, (1898-1972 Dutch), "Fire," 1955 and "Water," 1956 (two works), Two-color block prints on cream paper framed together under

Sold: $600

M.C. Escher, (1898 - 1972 Dutch), Bookplate D.H. Roodhuyzen de Vries-Van Dishoeck, 1942, Wood engraving on paper, Sheet: 3.5" H x 2.75"

Estimate $1,200 - $1,800